SB2017102207 - Out-of-bounds read in Irssi
Published: October 22, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017102207
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15228)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Irssi before 1.0.5, when installing themes with unterminated colour formatting sequences, may access data beyond the end of the string.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.